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111Saint-Gaudens, Augustus — born March 1, 1848, Dublin, Ire. died Aug. 3, 1907, Cornish, N.H., U.S. Irish born U.S. sculptor. Son of an Irish mother and a French father, he was brought to the U.S. in infancy and at 13 was apprenticed to a cameo cutter. He studied sculpture… …
112Triassic Period — Interval of geologic time, с 248–206 million years ago, that marks the beginning of the Mesozoic Era. Many new vertebrates emerged during the Triassic, heralding the major changes that were to occur in both terrestrial and marine life forms… …
113Van Dyck, Sir Anthony — born March 22, 1599, Antwerp, Belg. died Dec. 9, 1641, London, Eng. Flemish painter. Son of a well to do silk merchant, he was apprenticed to an Antwerp painter at 10. He soon came under the influence of Peter Paul Rubens, for his early works are …
114Hughes, Robert Studley Forrest — ▪ 1998 Following three years of work, respected Australian art critic and writer Robert Hughes launched in May 1997 an eight part television series for PBS American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America. Like the richly illustrated… …
115Carracci, Annibale — ▪ Italian painter born Nov. 3, 1560, Bologna, Papal States [Italy] died July 15, 1609, Rome Italian painter who was influential in recovering the classicizing tradition of the High Renaissance from the affectations of Mannerism. He was the most… …
116Hughes, Robert — ▪ Australian art critic and television personality in full Robert Studley Forrest Hughes born July 28, 1938, Sydney, Austl. Australian art critic and television personality known for his informed and highly opinionated criticism and his… …
117National Geographic Magazine — ▪ American magazine monthly magazine of geography, archaeology, anthropology, and exploration, providing the armchair traveler with literate and accurate accounts and unsurpassed photographs and maps to comprehend those pursuits. It is… …
118Nordenskiöld, Erland — ▪ Swedish anthropologist in full Nils Erland Herbert Nordenskiöld born July 19, 1877, Strömm, Sweden died July 5, 1932, Stockholm Swedish ethnologist, archaeologist, and a foremost student of South American Indian culture. As professor of …
119Pitt-Rivers, Augustus Henry Lane-Fox — ▪ British archaeologist born April 14, 1827, Hope Hall, Yorkshire, Eng. died May 4, 1900, Rushmore, Wiltshire archaeologist often called the “father of British archaeology,” who stressed the need for total excavation of sites, thorough… …
120Schiller, Friedrich von — ▪ German writer Introduction in full Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller born Nov. 10, 1759, Marbach, Württemberg died May 9, 1805, Weimar, Saxe Weimar leading German dramatist, poet, and literary theorist, best remembered for such dramas… …
